The JPSS VIIRS Satellites Virtual Science Fair (VSF) will accept student research projects between December 16th 2024 and May 3rd 2025. Middle and High School students nationwide can submit individual projects or in small teams with classmates. The main requirement is using satellite imagery and data from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument flying on the Suomi NPP and NOAA-20 polar orbiting satellites. the first two spacecraft in the JPSS series of satellites. Students from the winning teams will receive $25 gift cards, plus valuable research experience for college or future careers.

NOTE TO TEACHERS – While we encourage you to assign this activity to your entire classroom, please conduct an in-house review and only submit the top three projects to the VSF.
STUDENTS: feel free to enter whether this is an assignment or not! Enter as a team with your classmates or submit your own project. Any adult can serve as a coach – if you know a meteorologist consider asking them to help with your project.

All entries must include:
Poster: Create a scientific poster complete with representative VIIRS imagery (2 or more images) uploaded as a PDF or PPT slide, here’s a template. Include VIIRS imagery as part of your project

High School entries must also include:
Short Video Presentation: Provide a link to an uploaded video (YouTube, Vimeo, etc) or share a narrated Power Point in a Google folder. Students should describe the poster in a short (3-5 minutes) video, similar to a poster session at a professional conference.
OPTIONAL but nice for us: A full resolution photo of the student (s).